The Constitution

Those who supported adoption of the Constitution were called

• Abolitions
• Democrats
• Federalists
• Republican 

One reason why the Constitution was adopted over the Articles of Confederation was

• the Articles gave too much power to the national government.
• the states were not free to trade among themselves under the Articles.
• small states were underrepresented under the Articles of Confederation
• Shay's Rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Congress called for a convention to be held in Philadelphia in 1787 in order to

• declare independence from England.
• revise the Articles of Confederation.
• establish a new Constitution for the United States.
• direct the Revolutionary War effort against England

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

• The British
• States Rights
• Any Governing Authority 
• A Strong Central Government 

Which statement BEST describes the power of government provided by the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government held most of the power.
• Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.
• The states had more power than the national government.
• Government served to successfully unite the needs of all states.

The Federalist Papers were written to encourage

• the adoption of the Bill of Rights.
• the ratification of the Constitution.
• delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution.
• states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.

The conflict between the large states and the small states in the crafting of the Constitution centered on

• whether judges should be chosen by popular vote.
• whether there should be a monarchy or a presidency.
• deciding how to count the votes of slaves in national, federal elections.
• how best to represent the interests of the people and the states in the legislature.

Why did the Anti-Federalists push for the addition of a Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution?

• there was a precedent set for doing so in Great Britain's Constitution
• they believed the government needed protection from possible uprisings
• they believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government
• there was already a requirement to do so, but the Federalists were ignoring it

The rebellions started by Daniel Shays in 1786 were a protest against

• the calling of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• debts and businesses' refusal to accept paper currency.
• the war against Britain.
• a tax on whisky.

The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with

• the representation of states in Congress
• the regulation of interstate commerce.
• the territorial expansion of slavery.
• the admission of new western states.